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<h1>Configurations of MarvinSketch</h1>

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In the <a href="customization.html">Customization</a> section we have described the way
of personalizing the graphical user interface of MarvinSketch. This includes
adding, removing and modifying elements of the interface.<br>
The whole collection of Menubar, Toolbar, Pop-up menu and Shortcut definitions is called <b>Configuration</b>.
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<p>
The first time MarvinSketch is launched, the GUI is organized according to the default configuration,
called <b>Marvin Configuration</b>.<br> As soon as any change is made, the configuration becomes
modified, but a new configuration is not created yet, only the modifications are stored.
If the configuration is <b>reset</b>, the modifications will be lost, and it is not possible to restore them.
To prevent this, a configuration should be made which stores the personalized GUI definition.
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<p>There are four configurations available by default: <b>Marvin</b>, <b>Classic Marvin</b>,
    <b>ISIS/Draw-like<a href="#trademark-note"><sup>*</sup></a></b> and <b>ChemDraw-like<a href="#trademark-note"><sup>*</sup></a></b>.<br>
    Each one has its own menubars, toolbars, etc.
    A configuration can inherit definitions from others. For example the Classic Marvin configuration
    inherits the default menubar, pop-up menu and shortcuts definitions, only the toolbars are redefined.
    Note, that configurations will not change the behavior of the application,
    it only applies to the GUI.
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<p>
    The configuration-related commands can be found in the <b>View > Configurations</b> menu.<br>
    <img src="gui-files/config.png"><br><br>
    The available functions are described in the following table:</p>
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            <td width="20%">Make Active</td>
            <td>Activating a configuration which will not cause to loose modifications if the current configuration is modified.</td>
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            <td>Edit</td>
            <td>This will open the <b>Customize</b> dialog with the selected configuration definitions loaded.</td>
        </tr>
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            <td>Rename</td>
            <td>Simply changing the name of a configuration.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Copy</td>
            <td>Creates a new configuration based on the selected one inheriting all GUI definitions.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Reset</td>
            <td>Returns to the default configuration definitions by dismissing all modifications. <br>
                <b>This operation cannot be undone.</b></td>
        </tr>
    </table>

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    Screenshots of the four available configurations:</p>
    <ol>
        <li>Marvin Configuration<br>
            <img src="gui-files/config1.png">
        </li>
        <li>Classic Marvin Configuration<br>
            <img src="gui-files/config2.png">
        </li>
        <li>ISIS/Draw-like<a href="#trademark-note"><sup>*</sup></a> Configuration<br>
            <img src="gui-files/config3.png">
        </li>
        <li>ChemDraw-like<a href="#trademark-note"><sup>*</sup></a> Configuration<br>
            <img src="gui-files/config4.png">
        </li>
    </ol>


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<a name="trademark-note"></a><sup>*</sup> Please see the <a href="../../Trademarks.html">Trademarks</a> document for details.

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